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Spring Rating Lists Issues

Latest ratings have been computed now the League has finished. Including over 1300 games in more than 11 local & foreign events, 136 players get a new rating with 10 new players inducted.

The latest Standard and Rapidplay rating lists has been published.

Standard List

The Standard list includes rated games from

  • 6 games from 14 Oct 2013 UCU League (2014)
  • 2 games from 27 Jan 2014 UCU League 1 (2014)
  • 14 games from 27 Jan 2014 UCU League 2 (2014)
  • 6 games from 07 Feb 2014 Minor Bunratty (2014)
  • 3 games from 07 Jun 2014 Nemtzov Cup (2014)
  • 12 games from 23 Aug 2014 Ulster Junior (2015)
  • 332 games from 06 Oct 2014 UCU League 1 (2015)
  • 511 games from 06 Oct 2014 UCU League 2 (2015)
  • 10 games from 18 Oct 2014 Ulster Masters Intermediate (2015)
  • 120 games from 20 Oct 2014 3rd Belfast South Tournament Autumn (2015)
  • 106 games from 03 Jan 2015 Williamson Shield challengers (2015)
  • 58 games from 03 Jan 2015 Williamson Shield senior (2015)
  • 48 games from 20 Feb 2015 Bunratty challengers (2015)
  • 57 games from 20 Feb 2015 Bunratty major (2015)
  • 61 games from 22 Feb 2015 Bunratty minor (2015)
  • 5 games from 27 Mar 2015 Cork Majors (2015)
  • 4 games from 27 Mar 2015 Cork Minors (2015)

Monitored tournaments, for example from the ICU calendar, are not available for viewing on the UCU site though games are reported under players game history.

Competitions from 2014 get included as new players are inducted and their old games become ratable.

Members are encouraged to report their performances in tournaments outside Northern Ireland; including games with players from other unions helps calibrate our rating system to keep it on a par with other union's systems.

Inductees for this period include

  • James Barbour (Ballynafeigh)
  • Ben Campbell (QUB)
  • Bobby Campbell (Ballynafeigh)
  • Edward Doak (Ballynafeigh)
  • Liam Ferris (Ballynafeigh)
  • Milad Foozoni (QUB)
  • Billy Jackson (Ballynafeigh)
  • Ben McBride (Mallusk)
  • James Shaw (Ballynafeigh)
  • James Weir (Ballynafeigh)

These and other registered players can view their game and rating histories from the Membership List

Rapidplay List

The Rapidplay list includes rated games from:

  • 5 games from 26 Apr 2014 UCU Rapidplay (2014)
  • 14 games from 22 Nov 2014 Omagh Rapidplay senior (2015)
  • 110 games from 01 Mar 2015 2nd NICS Rapidplays Intense #2 (2015)
  • 50 games from 22 Mar 2015 NICS Rapidplays Lackadaisical #3 (2015)

Viewing changes

For Tournament Controllers, Swiss Perfect lists can be downloaded from the UCU Ratings Site for both Standard and Rapidplay lists. You need to have a username and password to access the downloads.

Member information for each Club is automatically updated too as well as the Unions Membership List

Rating lists for selected clubs are available at:

These lists also include players not registered with the UCU & players who have not been rated yet.

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